This figure shows the location of the cochlea with respect to the external ear canal. The cochlea is shown here as the blue spiral structure, which resembles a snail.
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The image shows an anatomically accurate 3-D reconstruction of the fluid spaces of the mammalian inner ear. The upper, spiral structure is the cochlea, the part of the ear that is responsible for hearing. The lower parts include the vestibule and the semi-circular canals, that are responsible for balance.
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The inner ear structure called the cochlea is a snail-shell like structure divided into three fluid-filled parts. ... The pressure changes in the cochlea caused by sound entering the ear travel down the fluid filled tympanic and vestibular canals which are filled with a fluid called perilymph.
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Cochlear implant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing. The cochlear implant is often refer...
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Cochlea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The cochlea is the auditory portion of the inner ear. Its core component is the Organ of Corti, the sensory organ of hearing, which is distributed along the partition separating fluid chambers in th...
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Expression of alpha9 acetylcholine receptor (AChR) mRNA was studied by in situ hybridization in the rat adult and developing cochlea and vestibular inner ear. ... The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology...
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Because otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) are transmitted from the cochlea to the ear canal via the middle ear, the transmission properties of the middle ear directly influence OAEs' characteristics. ... Because otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) are transmitted from the cochlea to the ear canal via the middle ear,
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The cochlea is a coiled, fluid filled tube within the inner ear. In humans, the cochlea is approximately 35mm long, and makes 2 3/4 turns. The cochlea is divided into three sections which are divided by thin membranes.
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human ear (anatomy), Cochlea, Britannica Online Encyclopedia, The cochlea contains the sensory organ of hearing. It bears a striking resemblance to the shell of a snail and in fact takes its name from the Greek word for this object. ... The cochlea contains the sensory organ of hearing. ... At its basal end, near the middle ear,
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